(19)
(11) EP 0 396 138 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.02.1991 Bulletin 1991/06

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.11.1990 Bulletin 1990/45

(21) Application number: 90108381.6

(22) Date of filing: 03.05.1990
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5C12N 5/00, C12N 11/00, C12N 1/38
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 04.05.1989 US 347448

(71) Applicant: MILLIPORE CORPORATION
Bedford Massachusetts 01730 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Gabriels, Joseph E.Jr.,
    Brighton, MA 02135 (US)

(74) Representative: Henkel, Feiler, Hänzel & Partner 
Möhlstrasse 37
81675 München
81675 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Method for growing cellular tissue


    (57) There is disclosed a method of producing tissue from one cell type in vitro, comprising the steps of:

    a) contacting a porous substrate suitable for growing cells with growth factor specific for growth of said cells in vitro;

    b) subsequently seeding the cells onto the porous substrate;

    and

    c) maintaining the seeded porous substrate under conditions suitable for cell growth to thereby produce a confluent monolayer of tissue or uniformly differentiated multilayer tissue.


    The obtained tissue is morphologically similar to its in vivo counterpart.





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